2025 SNSMOPS Call for Workshops

The Southern Nevada Opioid Advisory Council is hosting the 2025 Southern Nevada Substance Misuse and Overdose Prevention Summit on Thursday, August 14th, 2025 from 8AM – 5PM. This full day summit will focus on making connections and sharing the amazing work around overdose prevention taking place in Southern Nevada. Please find this invitation below for community stakeholders to submit workshop proposals surrounding our four pillars- prevention, rescue, treatment and recovery.

SNOAC Mission
Develop a systems-level response to the Southern Nevada substance use crisis through evidence-based strategies and unique community collaborations.

2025 Summit Theme
Substance use and overdose prevention is a syndemic issue that requires us to work across inter-related fields, including psychological health, trauma, disability, suicide, and violence. To effectively serve our community and clients, collaboration across programs, services, and funding sources is crucial, and a multidisciplinary approach is essential to address core issues and provide comprehensive, holistic services for individuals' needs. You are invited to join us for the 2025 Southern Nevada Substance Misuse and Overdose Prevention Summit, Harmonization: A block party on the corner of healing and collaboration, where everyone has a seat at the table. During this event, engage in thought-provoking discussions, participate in interactive workshops, and gain invaluable insights into how we all bring valuable ideas, perspectives, and knowledge to this work. By working together, we can reduce substance use and ultimately end overdose, fostering a healthier and safer community for all.

This project has been funded by grant number NH28CE003534 from the Centers for Disease Control. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by the CDC, or the U.S. Government.

1) COMPLETE THE ENTIRE CALL FOR WORKSHOPS FORM 
Please make sure to complete this Call for Workshop Form, attach a resume and provide a brief 1-2 paragraph biography for all presenters. It is highly recommended to have all presenter’s resumes, biography, and a copy of your presentation (if it has been presented in the past) in an easily accessible place before you begin.

Be sure to explain any experience you have that makes you qualified to present on your selected topic. Note that your biography will be included in conference publicity and to fit spacing requirements on publicity materials, we reserve the right to edit content. 

Presenters should have experience working in the drug prevention, treatment, recovery, criminal justice, public health, harm-reduction and/or lived or living experience with substance use, if relevant to workshop topic. Experience with presenting information to an audience through the use of effective presentations and supplemental materials is also preferred.

*If you are proposing a divided presentation with multiple presenters, please make sure to include the items listed above for each presenter (please limit presenters to a maximum of 3 individuals).

Note: The Southern Nevada Opioid Misuse and Overdose Prevention Planning Committee encourages survivors of overdose and those in recovery to submit workshop proposals that support this year's conference theme. If the proposal is accepted, we wish to inform you ahead of time that you name, workshop title, and its description will appear on the publicity materials published regarding the summit. If you wish to protect your identity for safety reasons, please contact Katarina Pulver at pulver@snhd.org.


2) WORKSHOPS ARE 75 MINUTES IN LENGTH
Workshops may include a Q&A session. Interactivity with the audience is highly encouraged! 


3) INDIVIDUALS MAY SUBMIT UP TO THREE WORKSHOPS FOR CONSIDERATION
Each proposal must be submitted separately.

IMPORTANT DATES
 

• Workshop proposals must be received no later than Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 11:59PM. 

Incomplete forms will NOT be considered.